Thelma and the Sleaze is an independent all female, queer southern rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The group is the brainchild of lead vocalist and guitar player Lauren "LG" Gilbert and features an evolving cast of A-team players to back her upfor anunforgettable live experience. LG is the embodiment of hustle. As the driving force behind Thelma and The Sleaze,she is the songwriter, the visionary, the take-no-shit-from-anyone front woman that issingle handedly keeping rock and roll alive. Thelma and The Sleaze has been touringthe US for years building a legion of fans, affectionally called her creepers. The growingsocial media presence, the hit podcast, the features with Yamaha Guitars are really allthe result of her incredible songwriting, visceral guitar playing, and the guts to deliver onher vision of what Rock and Roll should be. LGhas also launched two successful seasons of their Podcast“Queen of Shit Mountain”. Each episode featureslegendary musicians such as TanyaTucker, Brittany Howard, Juliana Hatfield, Kate Pierson, Lori Barber, Patty Schemel, Mary Ramirez and Margo Price.PRESSPremierGuitar Rig Rundown 2020Rolling Stone Magazine “Hands Off” FeatureNashville Demystified Podcast 2019Nashville Scene 2020No Country For Nashville 2018Miami New Times 2018Premier Guitar MagazineShe Shreds Magazine ShowcasePlease Kill Me InterviewNovember 2016 LADYGUNN photos and interviewMarch 2016 Palm Beach New TimesMAY 2016 NPR World CafeVIDEOSIn Prison / StayPainHIGH CLASS WOMANSecretaryMaria